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Ryan Bader

All-time rank#36of 143,147 rated · by peak
Peak rating2,472Jan 26, 2019
Current rating2,411after last rated bout
Rated record31–839 rated bouts
StatusInactivelast fought Feb 2024 · out of the 18-month window

FIG. 1 Rating trajectoryrating after every rated bout

inactive periodinactive period1,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,60020102013201620192022PEAK 2,4722,411Mar 31, 2007 — 1,763May 12, 2007 — 1,895Jun 9, 2007 — 1,972 · world #753Sep 15, 2007 — 2,041 · world #383Oct 27, 2007 — 2,080 · world #259Dec 28, 2007 — 2,094 · world #241Apr 5, 2008 — 2,127 · world #165Dec 13, 2008 — 2,166 · world #117Apr 1, 2009 — 2,181 · world #113Oct 24, 2009 — 2,205 · world #93Feb 20, 2010 — 2,236 · world #67Sep 25, 2010 — 2,279 · world #41Feb 5, 2011 — 2,239 · world #70Jul 2, 2011 — 2,187 · world #151Nov 19, 2011 — 2,222 · world #104Feb 26, 2012 — 2,256 · world #70Aug 4, 2012 — 2,231 · world #107Jan 26, 2013 — 2,265 · world #74Sep 4, 2013 — 2,239 · world #111Dec 7, 2013 — 2,255 · world #95Jun 14, 2014 — 2,281 · world #75Aug 16, 2014 — 2,302 · world #61Jan 24, 2015 — 2,317 · world #53Oct 3, 2015 — 2,349 · world #33Jan 30, 2016 — 2,322 · world #58Sep 3, 2016 — 2,344 · world #47Nov 19, 2016 — 2,369 · world #31Jun 24, 2017 — 2,384 · world #26Nov 3, 2017 — 2,403 · world #20May 12, 2018 — 2,429 · world #14Oct 12, 2018 — 2,445 · world #11Jan 26, 2019 — 2,472 · world #7Aug 21, 2020 — 2,423 · world #21Apr 9, 2021 — 2,445 · world #12Oct 16, 2021 — 2,398 · world #35Jan 29, 2022 — 2,414 · world #33May 6, 2022 — 2,435 · world #20Feb 4, 2023 — 2,466 · world #15Feb 24, 2024 — 2,411 · world #36
GOAT Rating (start 1600) after each of 39 rated bouts · shaded bands mark inactive periods (no fight for 18+ months) · every value also appears in the fight record below · run 20260713T043152Z-1e04ce28

FIG. 2 The fight record40 professional bouts

DateOpponentResMethodRdTimeEventRating
Feb 24, 2024Renan FerreiraLTKO (Punches)10:21PFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator Champs2,411
Feb 4, 2023Fedor EmelianenkoWTKO (Punches)12:30Bellator 290 - Bader vs. Fedor 22,466
May 6, 2022Cheick KongoWDecision (Unanimous)55:00Bellator 280 - Bader vs. Kongo 22,435
Jan 29, 2022Valentin MoldavskyWDecision (Unanimous)55:00Bellator 273 - Bader vs. Moldavsky2,414
Oct 16, 2021Corey AndersonLTKO (Punches)10:51Bellator 268 - Nemkov vs. Anglickas2,398
Apr 9, 2021Lyoto MachidaWDecision (Unanimous)55:00Bellator 256 - Bader vs. Machida 22,445
Aug 21, 2020Vadim NemkovLTKO (Head Kick and Punches)23:02Bellator 244 - Bader vs. Nemkov2,423
Sep 7, 2019Cheick KongoNCNo Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)13:52Bellator 226 - Bader vs. Kongo·
Jan 26, 2019Fedor EmelianenkoWTKO (Punches)10:35Bellator 214 - Fedor vs. Bader2,472
Oct 12, 2018Matt MitrioneWDecision (Unanimous)35:00Bellator 207 - Mitrione vs. Bader2,445
May 12, 2018Muhammed LawalWTKO (Punches)10:15Bellator 199 - Bader vs. King Mo2,429
Nov 3, 2017Linton VassellWTKO (Punches)23:58Bellator 186 - Bader vs. Vassell2,403
Jun 24, 2017Phil DavisWDecision (Split)55:00Bellator 180 - Sonnen vs. Silva2,384
Nov 19, 2016Antonio Rogerio NogueiraWTKO (Punches)33:51UFC Fight Night 100 - Bader vs. Nogueira 22,369
Sep 3, 2016Ilir LatifiWKO (Knee)22:06UFC Fight Night 93 - Arlovski vs. Barnett2,344
Jan 30, 2016Anthony JohnsonLKO (Punches)11:26UFC on Fox 18 - Johnson vs. Bader2,322
Oct 3, 2015Rashad EvansWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC 192 - Cormier vs. Gustafsson2,349
Jan 24, 2015Phil DavisWDecision (Split)35:00UFC on Fox 14 - Gustafsson vs. Johnson2,317
Aug 16, 2014Ovince St. PreuxWDecision (Unanimous)55:00UFC Fight Night 47 - Bader vs. St. Preux2,302
Jun 14, 2014Rafael CavalcanteWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC 174 - Johnson vs. Bagautinov2,281
Dec 7, 2013Anthony PeroshWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC Fight Night 33 - Hunt vs. Bigfoot2,255
Sep 4, 2013Glover TeixeiraLTKO (Punches)12:55UFC Fight Night 28 - Teixeira vs. Bader2,239
Jan 26, 2013Vladimir MatyushenkoWSubmission (Guillotine Choke)10:50UFC on Fox 6 - Johnson vs. Dodson2,265
Aug 4, 2012Lyoto MachidaLKO (Punches)21:32UFC on Fox 4 - Shogun vs. Vera2,231
Feb 26, 2012Quinton JacksonWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC 144 - Edgar vs. Henderson2,256
Nov 19, 2011Jason BrilzWKO (Punch)11:17UFC 139 - Shogun vs. Henderson2,222
Jul 2, 2011Tito OrtizLSubmission (Guillotine Choke)11:56UFC 132 - Cruz vs. Faber 22,187
Feb 5, 2011Jon JonesLSubmission (Guillotine Choke)24:20UFC 126 - Silva vs. Belfort2,239
Sep 25, 2010Antonio Rogerio NogueiraWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC 119 - Mir vs. Cro Cop2,279
Feb 20, 2010Keith JardineWKO (Punch)32:10UFC 110 - Nogueira vs. Velasquez2,236
Oct 24, 2009Eric SchaferWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun2,205
Apr 1, 2009Carmelo MarreroWDecision (Unanimous)35:00UFC Fight Night 18 - Condit vs. Kampmann2,181
Dec 13, 2008Vinny MagalhaesWTKO (Punches)12:18UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale2,166
Apr 5, 2008Buckley AcostaWSubmission (Arm-Triangle Choke)10:47XCC 6 - Western Threat2,127
Dec 28, 2007Brad PetersonWDecision (Unanimous)35:00IFO - Fireworks in the Cage IV2,094
Oct 27, 2007Ulysses CortezWKO (Punches)1N/ASE - Vale Tudo2,080
Sep 15, 2007Dicky ChavezWTKO (Punches)10:41KOTC - Unstoppable2,041
Jun 9, 2007Tim PeacockWTKO (Punches)22:50WFC - Rumble In The Red Rocks1,972
May 12, 2007David BaggettWSubmission (Rear-Naked Choke)1N/APG 1 - Proving Grounds 11,895
Mar 31, 2007Dave CovelloWTKO (Submission to Punches)12:21WFC - Desert Storm1,763

1 bout shown with “·” did not move the rating — DQ, no-contest, or unresolvable outcome are excluded by the methodology.

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